Moody’s said tourism-dependent states including Arizona, Florida and Nevada will eventually experience “sharp” job loss as well those that rely on auto manufacturing, like Michigan and South Carolina. Other states that would feel significant impact are ones that rely on federal spending and aerospace, such as Virginia, Connecticut, Kansas and Washington. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/FILEĭenmark has a debt ceiling, too. Republican leadership spoke on legislative items accomplished, including requirements for in-person work for Congressional staff following the end of Covid-19 restrictions. Capitol Dome is seen during an event celebrating 100 days of House Republican rule at the Capitol Building Apin Washington, DC. Readers of the New International Version (NIV) translation might want to play along - it’s the official Bible of the show.WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 17: The U.S. The majority reads the Bible less than once a month. However, the same percentage never reads it. About one-quarter read the Bible several times a week or every day. White mainline Protestants and Catholics scored the lowest.Ī poll by the American Bible Society - which sponsors the show - found 85 percent of Americans own a Bible. Mormons scored highest on specific biblical knowledge, followed by white evangelical Protestants, atheists and agnostics, black Protestants, and Jews.
Producers face an interesting challenge in creating a Christian game show for an American audience.Ī 2010 Pew survey found atheists and agnostics, Jews and Mormons showed the highest levels of overall religious knowledge in the United States. Episodes of “7th Heaven,” a show about a family with a minister father, spanned a decade. National Geographic Channel’s “American Colony: Meet the Hutterites,” was accused of exploiting the Montana Anabaptist faith community, first by Hutterites outside the colony, and later by colony leaders.īut some shows with religious themes have staying power. Based on the novel “Good Christian Bitches” by Kim Gatlin, the show garnered controversy for its title and raunchy depictions of Christian women.
Religion-themed television can be a gamble for networks.ĪBC canceled the primetime soap opera “GCB,” after its unpopular inaugural season. The show brings together the religious message of the multifaith Odyssey Networks, the storytelling of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” producer Tom Forman, and the technical expertise of Embassy Row, which produced “The Glee Project” and “The Newlywed Game.” “We had fun with the content, never poking fun at the content.”ĭunbar is chief content officer of Odyssey Networks, which co-produces the show and has produced Hallmark Channel films based on Christian novels such as Angela Hunt’s “The Note” and Beverly Lewis’ “The Shunning.” “We find ways to open up the biblical word to references that I think make it easy to relate to,” Dunbar said. In one segment, players try to differentiate “the Word of the Lord” from “the Lord of the Rings” and identify whether a character comes from the Bible or “Star Wars.” The show tests biblical knowledge in culture, history, literature and current events.
Foxworthy describes himself as a Christian, and details attending Bible study with friends on the American Bible Challenge website. “I think people of faith will have a very good comfort level, and I think this is an opportunity for all of us to hopefully open up the Bible to new audiences and engagement,” Dunbar said.Ĭomedian Jeff Foxworthy, coming from Fox’s quiz show, “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” hosts the Bible challenge. The base audience is evangelicals, said consulting producer Maura Dunbar, but she hopes it will appeal to a broader audience, including nonbelievers. The show represents a bid to tap the religious market by the secular GSN (formerly Game Show Network). “The American Bible Challenge” tests teams’ knowledge of the Old and New Testaments in a quiz show interspersed with stories of the competitors and the charities they play for. The world’s best-selling book has made it to the small screen in what is thought to be the first religiously themed game show on a secular network.
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